Amateur film of the New York World's Fair (1939-40). Reel 6.

From intertite at head: "This reel is not of exhibits or buildings but of some of the contributing interests grouped together. These consist of the Fair's Statues, Murals, flags and flowers and, more interesting to some, its human side; how the visitors eat, act, take pictures, parade and even sleep. At the end, the visit of the King and Queen will be shown"


LEGACY SHOT LOG: 
"World's Fairs: New York, 1939-40; Amateur films. Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in Kodachrome. Official film of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's 1939 visit. Car traffic on highway leading to fairgrounds. VS montage car license plates from different states. People walking from subway to Fair entrance. Bus POV passing Kodak building. SLO MO bus window view of people walking on grounds, over promenade. Parades & marching bands. Parade outside Washington state building. Man in Native American headdress on horseback. Concert at base of monument. Electrical workers' union truck promoting 30 hour work week. Costumed people on parade. Band performing by Federal Building, Court of States with international flags. Uniformed marching bands with majorettes, drummers, flag bearers. Band playing outside of building. Title: Cameras on Parade. Good VS visitors taking & posing for pictures at the Fair- families, couples etc. Photographers with tripods, taking light readings. Women posing by Lagoon of Nations. Family posing by Marconi tribute plaque & water fountain. Woman & young girl posing in tour cart. People posing by ponds. Young boy using camera. Murals at Fair pavilions by artists Eugene Savage, Seymour Fogel, Hugo Gellert, others. Electrical Products Building- mural by Martha Axley. PAN up from field of wild flowers to chemistry mural at Dupont pavilion. Sculptures & statues at Fair. Walt Whitman poem "Song of The Open Road" on plaque & statue. International pavilions & sculptures. French. Possibly South Pacific (Indonesian?) stonework between Trylon & Perisphere. Court of States. Statues outside Aviation building. Russian statues with Communist flag. Lagoon of Nations. VS statues & flowers. Surrealist figures at Bowling Green. VS International flags & banners waving in wind. View of American & World's Fair flags flying in front of Administration Building. Italian pavilion. Title introducing "the great American public." VS people enjoying, relaxing at Fair. Children outside booth. Two boys walking up path. Group of schoolchildren walking outside Schaefer building. Elderly couple being pushed in cart. Navy cadet & companion sitting outdoors. Two nuns sitting on bench. Man in white lab coat looking bored at outdoor laboratory science exhibit. Two senior women eating ice cream sundaes. ROTC group walking outside Wonder Bread building. Boy sleeping on bench. Man sleeping by fountain. Tour guide speaking to group at Constitution Mall with George Washington statue in BG. Group of nuns taking tour. Group of chefs sitting outdoors. Crowd of children standing with Trylon & Perisphere on horizon. Children making plastic parkas to protect themselves from rain. Overpasses (foot traffic). People walking on Fair footbridges. "Bridge of Tomorrow" between Administration building- Trylon & Perisphere. WS Con Edison building. VS flower gardens. WS people walking on footbridge. WS Constitution Mall. Electrical Products building. Gatherings in the Court of Peace. Irene Castle Day- honoring dancer & musical star. Camera operators filming atop cars. Couples in formalwear (top hats, ball gowns) dancing "World's Fair Hop." Vernon & Irene Castle ballroom dancing outdoors, receiving bouquet of flowers. Scottish female marching band with bagpipes & drums performing. Camera operator filming from car roofs. Costumes- Three women in Dutch costume. Man in French military uniform. Man in Santa Claus costume. Two Latin women in matching dresses. Eastern European women (Czech?) in traditional clothing. Woman in traditional bonnet walking outside Czechoslovakian pavilion. Three (Italian?) sailors in uniform walking toward camera. Motorcade w/dignitaries passing camera. Women practicing archery on target course. People meeting for Baseball training school led by Detroit Tigers. Baseball players on stage in ties and baseball caps. People listening & clapping in audience. Stands & attractions. Musical trio playing- man "playing" slide trombone with nose & kazoo. Pianist playing. Man fiddling violin with saw bow. VS food, souvenir booths. Woman speaking at "Guess Your Age" booth. Title: Arizona Day. Country band playing for crowd outside Arizona state building. Women with cowboy hats, Western wear sitting by pond. Man laying on ground with camera, preparing to take their photo. Two boys in matching cowboy suits twirling lassos. Crowd watching. Food & eating- children & adults. (sandwiches, burgers, cola bottles) Man eating sandwich & drinking bottle of soda. Three children sitting on bench & eating lunch. Man carrying a hot dog & drink. Boys in ties sitting on bench & eating sandwiches. Group of young Black girls in school uniforms buying food at stand. Girls eating lunches on bench. Young boy & girl sitting outdoors & eating. VS teen girls eating. Black men in uniforms eating. Two women eating, noticing camera. VS people eating at outdoor restaurant tables. WS Schlitz Palm Garden bar with columns. People lined up at bar. VS restaurants. Tables with canopies on terraces. Bastille Day celebrations. WS US, French other international military marching in review, carrying flags, bands playing. Haskell's (American) Indian Honor Guard on horseback waiting to greet French ambassador. Car parking in front of US Federal Building. French ambassador, other ambassadors in rear seat. Ambassador inspecting military in uniform. French Navy & military band marching. Women in traditional French costume sitting in audience. Crowds in audience in front of Federal Building. Official World's Fair film- visit of British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth- June 10, 1939. Crowds waking past large portrait photos of King & Queen. Police motorcycles with sidecars. British Royal Guard on horseback, US & British flags. King & Queen riding in back of car. Elizabeth holding orchids, waving to crowd. Guards standing on running boards of car. King & Queen waving to crowd from front of Federal Building, flanked by two police guards. Crowd waving their hats. King & Queen surveying pavilions- New Zealand, etc., standing with British PM Neville Chamberlain? Meeting dignitaries. Motorcade leaving."

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